Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo was quoted in Gizmodo, New Scientist, and other media outlets in stories about his team's research suggesting how a subsurface ocean on Pluto may have remained liquid instead of freezing.

The Jewish News of Northern California quoted Nathaniel Deutsch, professor of history and co-director of UCSC's Center for Jewish Studies, in an article about the rise of hate speech and anti-Semitism on social meda.

Biologist Ari Friedlaender described how humpback whales use bubbles in their feeding strategies in a National Geographic article, also published on MSN and other media outlets, about how various animals use bubbles.

Psychology Professor Campbell Leaper and Christy Starr, a doctoral candidate in psychology, coauthored a blog post about their research on what helps and hinders undergraduate women's motivation in STEM fields; the post appears on a blog by SAGE Insight, which published their latest paper in the Psychology of Women Quarterly.

Associate proferssor of film and digital media L.S. Kim was interviewed by Bustle magazine about the new trend in Hollywood these days of having Asian American actors play the role of the quirky sidekick.

Ocean scientist Michael Beck wrote an article for the Conversation about the value of coral reefs for coastal protection, and it was published in the Chicago Tribune and other media outlets nationwide.

Astronomer Garth Illingworth was featured in coverage of the Hubble Legacy Field compiled from 16 years of Hubble Space Telescope observations, including stories from CNN, Daily Mail, Astronomy magazine, CNET, Long Room, Tech Times, Space Daily, and other media outlets.

A story in Money Inc noted that California is a major center for the video game industry, adding that "the state is able to feed the industry’s need for top talent with outstanding video game design programs at universities such as the University of Southern California and the University of California, Santa Cruz."

Sikina Jinnah, an associate professor of politics who studies global environmental politics, was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article about proposals to address climate change by geoengineering the Earth's climate.

Professor Emeritus of Sociology John Brown Childs was featured on KSQD's "Talk of the Bay" program, where he discussed the recent College Ten class that connected undergraduates with men incarcerated at Soledad Prison; the class created an unusual, powerful learning experience for everyone involved.

Astronomer Jonathan Fortney was quoted in news coverage of a new planet discovered in a two-star system, including stories in the Register, MSN, Tech Times, SpaceDaily, SpaceRef, Science Daily, and other media outlets.

Anthropology Professor Anna Tsing was interviewed by WORT-FM, the Pacifica Radio affiliate in Madison, Wisconsin, about capitalism and the matsutake mushroom, which grows wild in the forests of the Pacific Northwest and is prized in Japan.

A story in the Los Angeles Times noted that associate history professor Greg O’Malley co-led an update of the Slave Voyages database with a professor from UC Irvine, providing entries with help from graduate students and at least 20 international scholars.

A story in the Chicago Reader about influential experimental composer John Cage's archive at Northwestern University noted that UC Santa Cruz holds Cage's materials related to mycology (the study of fungi).

Artforum magazine published a story announcing that British installation artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien and independent curator and writer Mark Nash, the former head of contemporary art at the Royal College of Art in London, have recently joined the faculty of the Arts Division at UC Santa Cruz.

Associate professor of education Lora Bartlett, an expert on foreign teacher exchange programs, was quoted in an Education Week story about a lawsuit filed against a recruitment firm charged with exploiting international teachers working on J1 visas in the Washington DC public schools.

March

Psychology Professor Margarita Azmitia's latest research about the role of solitude in the wellbeing of adolescents and young adults received considerable media attention, including coverage in Science Daily, Economic Times, Psych Central, and BizWomen.

Psychology Professor Phil Hammack penned an op-ed for the San Francisco Chronicle about the legacy of AIDS and his latest reseach on the use of PrEP, which illuminates how trauma and shame get in the way of HIV prevention.

Biologist Barry Sinervo was quoted in media coverage of his research on the temperature effects of deforestation, including stories in New Scientist magazine, Inverse, Earth.com, and other media outlets.

Art Dailypublished an article about a 10-screen film installation inspired by Frederick Douglass and the issues of social justice that shaped his life's work, created by UCSC Distinguished Professor of the Arts Isaac Julien.

Vice covered memory research by graduate student Julia Soares and Ben Storm, an associate professor of psychology, that found that using social media to document experiences actually impairs our ability to remember them.

CASFS analyst Tim Galarneau, Dean of Students coordinator Rosalinda Gallegos, Farm field manager Kirsten Yogg, and Margaret Bishop of the Food Systems Working Group were featured in Edible Monterey Bay's coverage of what local colleges and universities are doing to address student hunger.

Adam Millard-Ball's research on gridlock caused by self-driving cars continues to make waves, getting in-depth coverage on KCBS Radio, as well as ongoing international coverage in outlets including Le Monde, Austrian radio, and more.

The Santa Cruz Good Times featured a cover story about the 800-volume collection of works by famed author and journalist Hunter S. Thompson that was donated to Special Collections & Archives at UC Santa Cruz.

Film professor Gustavo Vazquez was quoted in an NBC News story about Roma, the black and white, Spanish language, Netflix-produced film that gave acclaimed Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón his second Oscar for best director.

The Guardian published photographs of the Black Panthers from The Pirkle Jones and Ruth-Marion Baruch Collection at the UCSC Library's Special Collections that are currently on exhibit at the San Francisco Art Institute. A photo from the collection was also featured on the cover of the February edition of the Association of College and Research Libraries News.

The Hastings Tribune reported on the role of Craig Haney, distinguished professor of psychology, in a lawsuit filed by the ACLU against the Nebraska Department of Corrections alleging that conditions and crowding endanger the health and safety of prisoners every day.

Psychology Professor Phil Hammack was featured in a Women's Health article about the meaning of "skoliosexual," which describes people who are attracted to those who identify as nonbinary or don't identify as cisgender.

The San Francisco Chronicle ran a story about alumnus and philanthropist Nion McEvoy being honored at the di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, noting that "as an English major at UC Santa Cruz, McEvoy befriended painters, poets and musicians."

The Santa Cruz Sentinel covered a sold-out event with former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in conversation with alumna and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Martha Mendoza before a crowd of more than 2,500, presented by Bookshop Santa Cruz and The Humanities Institute at UCSC. The story also ran in San Jose's Mercury News. The Santa Cruz Good Times also published a cover story on Albright in advance of the event.

Materials scientists Shaowei Chen and Bingzhang Lu were quoted in coverage of their research on novel catalaysts for hydrogen production, including stories from R&D Magazine, Materials Today, Nanowerk, Science Daily, Power Systems Design, AZO Materials, and other media outlets.

Biologist Ari Friedlaender was quoted in a story in the Santa Cruz Sentinel, Monterey Herald, and San Jose Mercury News about his efforts to work with whale-watching crews to collect information about whales in Monterey Bay.

The Times of Israelran a story about The Minhag Project: A Digital Archive of Hasidic Customs, created by history professor Nathaniel Deutsch, noting it “is being developed as a crowd-sourced online research project of the innovative Digital Jewish Studies Initiative at the University of California Santa Cruz."

Ocean scientist Adina Paytan was quoted in coverage of her research on the environmental impact of desalination plants, including stories in PhysOrg, BrightSurf, Technology Networks, Bioengineer, and other media outlets.

Astronomer Kevin Bundy was featured in coverage of his team's release of thousands of galaxy maps, including stories from PhysOrg, Science Daily, Space Daily, SpaceRef, Daily Heralds, and other media outlets.

The San Jose Mercury News covered new research by Juan Pedroza, assistant professor of sociology, that analyzed the demographics of deportation and revealed a "protective effect" for non-citizens living in communities that are 20-40 percent Hispanic.

Local NPR affiliate KAZU Radio did a story about Isaí Ambrosio, the new activist-in-residence hired by Sylvanna Falcon, associate professor of Latin American and Latino Studies and the director of the Research Center for the Americas.

Biomolecular engineer Benedict Paten and computer scientist Heiner Litz were quoted in the announcement of a collaboration between Western Digital and UCSC engineering researchers in Morningstar News, Business Wire, and other media outlets.

Engineer Holger Schmidt was quoted in news coverage of his team's work on a device for rapid detection of zika virus infections, including stories from Medical News Net, Bioengineer, Scienmag, Medicine Newsline, and other media outlets.

Planetary scientists Chris Mankovich and Jonathan Fortney were quoted in coverage of their research on the rings of Saturn, including stories in Space.com, New York Times, Astronomy, Science News, Cosmos, Mirror, Yahoo News, Daily Mail, International Business Times, IFL Science, Space Daily, and other media outlets.

Biologist Joseph Stewart was quoted in coverage of his research on endangered species in the San Joaquin Desert, including stories in PhysOrg, Science Daily, Science & Technology Research News, Scienmag, and other media outlets.

Marine scientist Borja Reguero was quoted in coverage of his research on increasing wave energy due to global warming, including stories from UPI, Forbes, Popular Science, BBC radio news, Tech Times, Inverse, Terra Daily, Eurasia Review, PhysOrg, and other media outlets.

Marine biologist Ari Friedlaender is featured in a story from National Public Radio about the impacts of the federal government shutdown on scientific research, including Friedlaender's research on humpback whales in Antarctica.

Film and Digital Media professor Shelley Stamp was interviewed on National Public Radio's Weekend Edition about her research on influential filmmaker Lois Weber, an often forgotten figure from the early days of Hollywood.

The New York Timespublished an article about UC Santa Cruz and the San Francisco Art Institute hosting an exhibition featuring archival photographs of the Black Panthers from the University Library's Pirkle Jones and Ruth-Marion Baruch collection, many of which were first shown 50 years ago, at the de Young Museum.